Hofner stopped making them ... no one had that technique yet on electric guitar. But now, people starting out have a lot of different techniques they can listen to, and they can take it their ...

A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died. By Daisuke ...

It’s hard to think of popular music without the electric guitar. The instrument became the cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll, and grew into something far more than just another instrument.

He sent the money and I bought bologna and bread and an electric blanket ... Skinny, with long blond hair and a Hofner viola bass like Paul McCartney played. He thumbed a loose, grooving walking ...

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The Epiphone Casino ES-230TD was used for McCartney’s initial early-career electric guitar ... a Zenith Model 17 (acoustic) guitar for a while, as well as a Hofner Club 40 that was previously ...

What’s considered the best-selling pop instrument of all time was invented by Southern Californian Leo Fender. Aug. 10, 1909: Clarence Leonidas Fender is born in Anaheim. 1928: Fender graduates ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? An electric guitar can be a rewarding woodworking project that doesn’t require a bunch of experience. Compared to an acoustic guitar ...

Halls Fine Art auctioneer Alexander Clement was delighted with the prices paid for the guitars, which spanned from 1914 to 2012, at the successful pictures, ceramics and collectables auction in ...

The pop music wave in the 1960s would have been inconceivable were it not for the distinctive tones of the electric guitar. How would Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones have sounded without the ...

By Associated Press Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search ... with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half ...

When Cathy Guest, 52, returned the Hofner 500/1 electric bass to the ex-Beatle she put a letter in the guitar case detailing her cash struggles — as she supports two kids at university.